SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Ticked Off Music Fest, a US concert series dedicated to the
prevention, awareness, and cure of Lyme Disease and other
tick-borne illnesses that has become the fastest growing infectious
disease in the country, is pleased to announce its benefit concert
sponsorship from Rightscorp (OTCQB: RIHT), the leading provider of
monetization services for artists and holders of copyrighted
Intellectual Property (IP). Ticked Off Music Fest Benefit Concert
will be held in Los Angeles on
Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the House
of Blues - Sunset Strip.
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The west coast debut of the Ticked Off Music Fest is
the fourth in a series of nationwide events. Many people
including musicians, entertainers and pro-athletes have been
affected by Lyme disease and over the past few years have brought
more awareness to the disease by sharing their stories. Proceeds
from the events are used to raise money for research, treatment and
a cure for Lyme Disease. Musicians at the LA event include:
Cracker, Les Stroud, Tony Gilkyson, Alisa
Turner, Natalie London &
Hey King!, Keta, and Gregg
Kirk and The Zen Engines. Speakers at the event will
include: Katina Makris,
author/motivational speaker, Mara
Williams, author and founder of Inanna House,
Lorraine Johnson, CEO
Lymediease.org/attorney, and Nancy
Rollett of the LymeLight Foundation.
"We are thrilled to help sponsor such a great event and do our
part to raise awareness on Lyme disease and raise proceeds to help
find a cure," said Christopher Sabec, CEO of Rightscorp. "Our
Company is based on protecting our clients from copyright
infringement and we are glad that we could help support musicians
and entertainers in this capacity."
"We are very thankful for Rightscorp's sponsorship and support,"
said Gregg Kirk, founder of The
Ticked Off Music Fest. "Our first event took place in Wilmington, Delaware in 2013. We had a couple
of events in 2014 and are slated for three events for 2015. These
events are a great way to shed light on the disease and to raise
funds for research. We are very grateful for the help of Rightscorp
and other sponsors and individuals who support our vision and
mission."
Proceeds to Benefit
The proceeds from this event
will go to three organizations. Lyme Disease.org
dedicated to raising awareness, supporting research and promoting
advocacy to find a cure for Lyme Disease; Inanna
House, a planned inpatient recovery center for chronic Lyme
sufferers, and The LymeLight Foundation, who provide
grants to enable eligible children and young adults with Lyme
disease to receive proper treatment and medication.
Background on Ticked Off Festival
The Ticked Off
Music Fest is a US concert series dedicated to the prevention,
awareness and cure of Lyme Disease and other tick-borne illnesses
that have become the fastest growing infectious diseases in the
country. Concerts have already taken place in Delaware, Florida, and Maryland with several more planned including
The Hamptons, NY's Hudson Valley,
Atlanta, GA, and Eugene, OR.
Website: http://www.tickedoffmusicfest.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TickedOffMusicFest
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TickedOffFest
About Lyme Disease
Lyme and tick-borne diseases are
the fastest growing infectious diseases in the country, around the
world, and in California.
The ticks that carry Lyme disease have been found in all but
two counties in California.
Los Angeles County alone has seven
parks where infected ticks have been found. There is a very large
community of Lyme patients across the country who struggle to get
the help & support they need.
PUBLICITY CONTACT:
Firefly Media /
323-874-0776
Penny Guyon, Email
TICKED OFF MUSIC FEST CONTACT:
Gregg Kirk gregg.kirk@gmail.com or Sandi Bohle Solasdesigns@gmail.com
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